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# [Security Tip: HSTS — Force HTTPS So Nobody Downgrades Your Visitors](https://vulnerabilitytools.hashnode.dev/security-tip-hsts-force-https-so-nobody-downgrades-your-visitors?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

You installed an SSL certificate, your site loads over HTTPS, and the padlock shows. That should be the end of the story — but it isn't. The first time a visitor types your domain, their browser still

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